NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 100 47,672 SEX CLASSIFICATION     Females 53 26,653 Males 44 21,013 Under Investigation 3 6 AGE RANGE 1 year to 92 years 1 day to 108 years         PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 4 2,602 Hanover 1 1,267 Kingston & St. Andrew 22 13,388 Manchester 6...

One hundred educators and stakeholders have been awarded by the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, St. Ann chapter, for their outstanding contribution to the sector. The ceremony was held recently under the theme ‘Excellence in Education… Doing It despite the Odds’. Thirty persons, including retired teachers and stakeholders, who work to improve the education sector received the platinum award, while 48 persons...

Chief Director of Industrial Relations at the Ministry of Labour & Social Security (MLSS), Michael Kennedy, says widespread adoption of flexible work arrangements by local employers continues to impact Jamaica’s labour market positively. Speaking during a Labour Talks virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, May 19, Mr. Kennedy cited the many benefits of businesses adopting flexi-work arrangements. He pointed out that in...

The public will soon have access to the Harmony Beach Park, formerly the Closed Harbour Beach Park, in Montego Bay. A virtual opening ceremony will be held on Friday, May 21, beginning at 2:00 p.m., with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, to deliver the keynote address. The event will be streamed live on the Urban Development Corporation (UDC)...

For this fiscal year, the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology will be aiming to complete some key legislation. An omnibus legislation is among the list that will be drafted, to increase monetary penalties and custodial sentences, to modernise the portfolio’s legislation. “This is an entire portfolio matter,” Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz. noted. He was...

Phase one of the Redevelopment and Modernisation Programme of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has been approved by Cabinet. Making the disclosure during today’s (May 19) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, said Cabinet also approved the inclusion of the project in the Public Sector Investment Programme. She...

Approximately 248 businesses are expected to utilise the E-Commerce National Delivery System (ENDS) platform this weekend, as the Government continues to expand the service island-wide. The web-based ENDS system enables quick-service industry and delivery stakeholders registered on the platform, to operate during the curfew hours implemented to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ENDS is a partnership between...